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Year in Review

1924 in golf

Weeks

Seven championships in our record: three men’s majors and four amateur championships. Walter Hagen won two of them: PGA Championship and The Open.

1924, printed the way a newspaper of the day would print it: a halftone.

The year, week by week

Each dot is a championship at the week it finished. Click a dot for its front page, or a week to see it on the world.

This week

    Every championship of 1924 in our record, in full

    The majors

    3 Men’s majors

    1. Men's major

      PGA Championship

      French Lick Springs Golf Club, French Lick

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Walter Hagen

      2 up (36-hole final)Final

      Runner-up: Jim Barnes

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1892-12-21, Rochester, New York, USA; United States; age 31 at the win (year page); 6th major (card's count)

      Walter Hagen’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2. Men's major

      The Open

      Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Walter Hagen

      301Total
      1 strokeMargin

      Runner-up: Ernest Whitcombe

      To par not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1892-12-21, Rochester, New York, USA; United States; age 31 at the win (year page); 5th major (card's count)

      Walter Hagen’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    3. Men's major

      U.S. Open

      Oakland Hills C.C., Birmingham

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Cyril Walker

      297Total
      +9To par
      3 strokesMargin

      Runner-up: Bobby Jones (a)

      The golfer

      b. 1892-09-18, Manchester, Lancashire, England; England; 1st major (card's count)

      Cyril Walker’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    0 Women’s majors

    No women’s major yet. The first in our record is the Women's Western Open, 1930.

    The amateurs

    2 Men’s amateur

    1. Men's amateur championship

      The Amateur

      St Andrews Links (Old Course), St Andrews

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Ernest Holderness

      3 & 2 (36-hole final)Final

      Runner-up: Eustace Storey

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1890-03-13; England; age 34 at the win (year page)

      Ernest Holderness’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2. Men's amateur championship

      U.S. Amateur

      Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Bobby Jones

      9 & 8Final

      Runner-up: George Von Elm

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1902-03-17, Atlanta, Georgia, USA; USA; age 22 at the win (year page)

      Bobby Jones’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2 Women’s amateur

    1. Women's amateur championship

      The Women's Amateur

      Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Joyce Wethered

      7 & 6 (36-hole final)Final

      Runner-up: Mrs F. Cautley

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1901-11-17, New Malden, England; England; age 22 at the win (year page)

      Joyce Wethered’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    2. Women's amateur championship

      U.S. Women's Amateur

      Rhode Island C.C., Barrington

      2 of 5 researched

      Winner

      Dorothy Campbell Hurd

      7 & 6Final

      Runner-up: Mary Browne

      To par and margin not yet researched.

      The golfer

      b. 1883-03-24, North Berwick, Scotland; age 41 at the win (year page)

      Dorothy Campbell Hurd’s player card · Source

      Top 10

      Not yet researched

      What’s in the bag

      No bag on file yet

      From the papers

      No clipping yet

    Year in Review

    1924 in golf: the year in review

    Seven championships in our record: three men’s majors and four amateur championships. Walter Hagen won two of them: PGA Championship and The Open.

    To be written The synopsis of 1924: 150 to 250 words on the season’s story, its turning points and why it mattered, written from sourced research.

    The men’s majors

    • PGA Championship: Walter Hagen, French Lick Springs Golf Club, French Lick
    • The Open: Walter Hagen, Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake
    • U.S. Open: Cyril Walker, Oakland Hills C.C., Birmingham

    To be written How each was won: the leader after 54 holes, the decisive shot, the runner-up, the weather.

    The amateur championships

    • The Amateur: Ernest Holderness, St Andrews Links (Old Course), St Andrews
    • The Women's Amateur: Joyce Wethered, Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush
    • U.S. Amateur: Bobby Jones, Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore
    • U.S. Women's Amateur: Dorothy Campbell Hurd, Rhode Island C.C., Barrington

    To be written The amateur season: champions, finals, and who went on to turn professional.

    Around the tours

    7 tour events are laid out week by week for 1924.

    To be written Money lists, players of the year, rookies and the shape of each tour’s season, from the tours’ own records.

    Players of the year

    Walter Hagen won two championships in our record (PGA Championship and The Open).

    To be written Who defined 1924: their wins, their near misses, and what the year meant for their career.

    Firsts, records and farewells

    To be written First-time major winners, scoring records, youngest and oldest champions, last appearances, events played for the first or last time.

    The game in 1924

    To be written Equipment, rules and course changes, prize money, television and the business of golf that year.

    Questions about 1924 in golf

    Who won the 1924 PGA Championship?
    Walter Hagen won the 1924 PGA Championship at French Lick Springs Golf Club, French Lick.
    Who won the 1924 Amateur?
    Ernest Holderness won the 1924 Amateur at St Andrews Links (Old Course), St Andrews.
    Who won the 1924 Open?
    Walter Hagen won the 1924 Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake.
    Who won the 1924 Women's Amateur?
    Joyce Wethered won the 1924 Women's Amateur at Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush.
    Who won the 1924 U.S. Amateur?
    Bobby Jones won the 1924 U.S. Amateur at Merion Cricket Club (East Course), Ardmore.
    Who won the 1924 U.S. Open?
    Cyril Walker won the 1924 U.S. Open at Oakland Hills C.C., Birmingham.
    Who won the 1924 U.S. Women's Amateur?
    Dorothy Campbell Hurd won the 1924 U.S. Women's Amateur at Rhode Island C.C., Barrington.
    Who won the most championships in 1924?
    In Golf Network News’s record, Walter Hagen won two (PGA Championship and The Open).
    How many majors were played in 1924?
    Three in our record: three men’s and no women’s.

    Every count above is from Golf Network News’s record; the parts marked “To be written” are filled only from sourced research.

    How this page works

    Every championship here comes from Golf Network News's own record: the rooms for the majors, the women's majors, the amateur championships and the team cups. A part that says it is not yet researched is exactly that. We fill it from sourced material, never with a guess.

    The picture at the top is drawn in code for each year. It is printed the way golf was printed that year: wood engravings before 1900, newsprint halftones to 1945, hand-tinted plates to 1969, colour film to 1999, and digital light since. The names engraved in the numerals are that year's champions.

    Every view has its own address: the year, the tours, the event and a traced champion are kept in the link, so you can share exactly what you see.